姜

9 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

Chinese surname, ginger

Kun'yomi
  • こう
On'yomi
  • キョウ
  • ガ
Nanori
  • かん

Main Radical

女(KanXi) 羊(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ガ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

Chinese surname, ginger
ガ　キョウ　こう (Kentei 1)
sheep
ひつじ　ヨウ　よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)

Common Words

しょう
生
が
姜
や
焼
　
き
pork fried with ginger
しょう
生
が
姜
ゆ
湯
ginger tea
かん
乾
しょう
生
が
姜
powdered ginger
しょう
生
が
姜
ざけ
酒
warm sake with grated ginger (effective against colds)
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References

Unicode hex code 59DC
JIS X 0208 1-53-10
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3657
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1210
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 6205
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2o7.5
Four corner code 8040.4